Welcome to Year 6!

The learning pack above contains some reading comprehension and grammar activities, as well as some maths activities linked to the topics we will cover this half term. Please contact the Y6 Staff if you require more information or resources. 

Geography Autumn 2: The Amazon Basin

After our History work on the Ancient Maya focused on Central America, our new Geography topic transports us to South America, where we will study the mightiest river of them all: the Amazon. 

With a source located high in the Andes Mountains, the Amazon flows from Peru and into Brazil, where it is joined by countless tributaries and swells to become a truly colossal river - by the time it reaches the Atlantic Ocean, the Amazon has a flow rate greater than the next 7 biggest rivers combined. Furthermore, the river basin it creates (a 'river basin' is the area of land where any rain that falls eventually flows into the same river) is the largest in the world, at about 2.5 million square miles. That is about the same size as the mainland USA! 

This incredible volume of water, coupled with the hot, humid, tropical climate so near to the equator, also supports the Amazon Rainforest: the greatest rainforest on Earth and one of our planet's natural wonders. It is estimated that about 1-in-10 of all species in the world live in this single biome. No other location has such biodiversity. 

 

Welcome Back!

Welcome to all of our new Year 6 pupils! We are looking forward to an Autumn Term packed full of exciting activities and new learning! 

Your staff this year will be:

• Mrs S Messenger (6M + Phase Leader)
• Mr M Roddison (6R) 
• Mrs S Priest (HLTA)
• Mrs K Sharratt and Mr T Roddison (PPA Cover, SLT)

Home Learning

Home Learning tasks will be set every Friday in maths and English, to be completed by the following Friday. Home Learning tasks should be completed in the designated purple (maths) and orange (English) books. 

On some weeks, children may also be given a 'Big Think' Home Learning task that will be linked to our topic or a current affairs issue. 

There will also be an opportunity for children to complete their Home Learning in school on Monday lunchtime. 

PE

Both our indoor and outdoor PE sessions will be on a Tuesday afternoon. Children should come to school in their PE kits on a Tuesday. If possible, children should not wear earrings on this day. 

Suitable PE kit should comprise:

• A plain t-shirt in the colour of their House (blue, red, green or yellow)
• Black shorts, jogging bottoms or netball-style skirt
• (Optional) Hoodie or jacket on cold days, preferably black
• Trainers for outdoor PE and (optional) pumps for indoor PE

Planners

Year 6 will be given special Planners this year to record their reading and Home Learning, as well as to refer to throughout the day to assist them in their lessons. This will be fantastic preparation for Year 7 and we are really excited about it! 

Children should have their Planner with them every day in school. 

Contact Details

If you have any questions for the please contact school or email the Year 6 team directly using the following address: newfieldy6@newfield.dudley.sch.uk

Windsor Open Days September 2021

Please see the Windsor website for more information: https://www.windsor.windsoracademytrust.org.uk/2021/09/13/open-events-2/

Link to Year 6 Pioneer residential trip

Pioneer parents meeting final - YouTube

Remote Learning Pack - January 2020

Good Morning Year 6 - for today we would like you to attempt some of the activities in the remote learning pack below. If you can't do this, please log into your Mathletics or TT Rockstars instead. 

Remember that we will start posting video lessons and assignments on Teams from tomorrow (Wednesday 6th). 

Knowledge Organiser - Evolution and Inheritance

Please download the knowledge organiser for our new science unit below:

Knowledge Organiser - Amazon Basin:

Please download the knowledge organiser below:  

Week 1 Spellings - Homophones

Please download the spellings below. Also available on Teams: 

Autumn 1 Week 2 Homework - Mrs Messenger and Mr T Roddison's Sets

Please download below:

Autumn 2 Week 1 Homework - Mr M Roddison's Set

Please download below or access on Teams: 

Half Term English Homework - Reading Bingo

Still need a copy of the half term homework? It's not too late to start doing the challenges! Please download it below: 

Virtual Assembly - Newfield Park

Mr T Macdonald of Kingswinford Academy has recorded this personalised message for Newfield pupils about how to choose a high school. It's really interesting and quite inspiring - give it a watch by clicking on the image below!  

Maths Homework

Please download this week's maths homework below. Remember that homework is due in on a Wednesday. There is a club at school on Wednesday if you have forgotten to do your homework. Please speak to your teacher if you are unsure about anything! 

Spellings

Please download the latest spellings below in Word or PDF format. Remember that there will be a dictation test on Thursday and a full spelling test on Friday: 

Knowledge Organiser: the Magnificent Maya

You can find the key information about our new Year 6 history topic below:

Week 1 Homework: Ancient Maya Reading Comprehension

Please download the reading text and comprehension questions below as a Word document or PDF. This homework is due in on Wednesday 9th September:

PE Days

Year 6 will have both their outdoor and indoor PE on Tuesday afternoons. Please remember to come to school in your PE kit on Tuesdays! 

Homework

Maths homework, English homework and Spellings will be given out on Fridays, and they will be due in on Wednesdays.